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A Sled Brake. No. 93.190,

` Patented Aug. (1869.

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WILLIAM F.F-0LEY. OF ALB-ANY, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 93,190,'dcte August 3, 1869.

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The Schedule referred to in the-se Leters Patent and making part of the same.

' To all whom 'it may concern Beit known that I, WILLIAM F..F0LEY, of the city and county of Albany, and, State of New York, have invented an` Improved BrakeA for Haud-Sleds; and I do hereby declare that the following is .a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of lever, furnished with a suitable handle to operate` the same, and also, with claws to bite or catch in the surface ridden over. The said brake is placed midway between the runners in front, and hung 4from. both runners by means of a cross-bar, the ends of which act as pivots ou which the said brake swings.

The handle usedl may bel in the form of au oval,`

similar to that of a lock-key, or may have a cross-head by 'which -the person may grasp, to throw it into action or out, as may be desired.

By this invention, a hand-sled for coasting can be almost instantly stopped in its descent down a hill, without the usual recourse to the feet of the rider to slackeu or stop such descent ofthe' sled.

The adoption of this iuventioulwould save much of the excessive wear of the boots or shoes .of the rider, which now usually attends that healthy 'and pleasant exercise of lcoastin g, which is sometimes objected to on the grounds of the expense of hoot or shoe-leather.

The liability of running against and injuring pedestrians, by reason of the inability ot', the rider to stop his sled, is with this invention removed, for tbesledcan be easily and quickly stopped in its downward progress.

To enable others skilled iu the art 4to make and use myinvention, I will proceed to describe it in reference` to the, accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon, the same letters indicating,

like parts.

A represents the runnersof a sled. B is the bottom board.

Between the runners A Afig. 1 and 3, is pivoted the braking-leverD.

The said lever D may be made of metal in whole or part, and consists of a handle-end, a, cross-barb, and claw-endA d, all of which, it of malleable iron, may be cast in vone piece. The handle a may be oval, or any other suitable form. for the rider to grasp.

The bar b has its outer lbearings furnished with journals c c, g. 2 and 3, which have their bearings in the runners A A, as shown, and at a pointnigh to the bottom board B, in front.

Being thus hung, the brake D can be thrown into action by the rider pulling on the handle'a, which will throw down the claw-end d, as shown inv'iig. 3, and when the rider presses forward the said handle-@the said claw-end d will beraised up out of action, and be thrown into the catch e, g. 1 and 2. The catch e is elastic, and is' formed so-as to receive, and also 1ev lease the claw-end d at the will -of the 1ider,.who cpcrates thisbrake either by pushing the .handle a down, or pulling it up, as circumstances might require.'

Having described iny invention,

v That I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with a hand-sled, the brake D and spring e, constructed, arranged, and 'operated substantially as described for the' purpose set forth.

' E. FOLEY.

Witnesses l l THOMAS MCGRATH,

JAMES A. BUGKBEE, Jr. 

